Recently released federal regulations will require e-scrap businesses and others in high-hazard industries to keep detailed logs of workplace-related injuries.
Recently released federal regulations will require e-scrap businesses and others in high-hazard industries to keep detailed logs of workplace-related injuries.
CRT glass may be heading to California landfills — legally.
An in-depth piece exploring the landfilling of CRT glass in California drew E-Scrap News readers’ attention in May.
Two executives of a Colorado electronics recycling firm were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to allegations that it illegally exported over 100,000 end-of-life CRTs overseas.
A relatively new organization calling itself the Coalition for American Electronics Recycling is urging Congress to pass the Responsible Electronics Recycling Act – and is specifically calling for restrictions on the export of electronic scrap to developing countries.
A U.S. ban on the export of some types of e-scrap to developing countries could create as many as 42,000 new jobs — at least according to a new study commissioned by the Coalition for American Electronics Recycling.
This story originally appeared in the June 2016 issue of E-Scrap News.
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Growing volumes of Nigerian e-scrap coincide with an evolving processor field, and port workers will have an early vote on a labor contract that could bring some stability to West Coast exports.
An electronics recycling firm has been sued by Microsoft for allowing more than 70,000 Microsoft Office key cards to be re-sold on the black market. Continue Reading
Telecommunications giant Comcast has agreed to pay the state of California a hefty sum for illegally disposing of e-scrap and other devices over the past decade and for failing to protect customer information.
